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NATIONAL ENERGY REGULATOR OF SOUTH AFRICA
 
The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) is a regulatory authority established as a juristic person in terms of Section 3 of the National Energy Regulator Act, 2004 (Act No. 40 of 2004). NERSA's mandate is to regulate the electricity, piped gas and petroleum pipeline industries in terms of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006), Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001) and Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003). The structure of the Energy Regulator consists of nine members, five of whom are part-time and four are full-time, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Energy Regulator is supported by a secretariat under the direction of the CEO. 
 
The Energy Regulator wishes to recruit personnel with appropriate competencies in the following area:
 
Compliance Monitoring Technician
Department: Electricity Licensing, Compliance and
Dispute Resolution (ELC)
Package: R 385 454.00 — R 593 584.00 per annum (CTC)
(Ref: HR: 16/18)
 
 
Requirements:• A National Diploma in Electrical Engineering • A Bachelor of Technology Degree will be an added advantage • Minimum of Two (2) years working experience within the Electricity Supply Industry in distribution, transmission, generation or metropolitan or municipal distributions • Knowledge and experience of power systems.
 
The candidate must he competent in the following:• Communication (written and verbal) Skills • Presentation Skills • Interpersonal skills • Negotiation skills • Analytical skills • Planning and organisational skills • Problem-solving skills • Computer Literacy.
 
Personal attributes:• Observance • Environmental exposure • Perception • Negotiation • Persevering • Conformity •Transparency. 
 
Key responsibilities:Reporting to the HOD: Electricity Licensing, Compliance and Dispute Resolution (ELC): the successful candidate will ensure compliance of electricity distributors /transmitters / generators/traders to license conditions and be responsible for: • Planning and execution of the entire process that will lead to compliance by licensees • Developing and maintaining licensing and compliance monitoring frameworks for electricity distribution/transmission/generation, including trading of electricity • Developing and maintaining licensing conditions for electricity distribution / transmission / generation / traders to ensure adherence to NERSA standards • Monitoring compliance to license conditions, industry codes of practice, directives and standards for electricity distribution • Monitoring the technical performance of licensees • Conducting compliance audits of licensees and ensure implementation of corrective action • Ensuring mechanisms are in place to address technical inadequacies in the electricity / distribution / transmission / generation trading industry • Representing NERSA in interactions with licensees • Assisting other departments with technical enquiries and carry out other activities assigned by the Head of Department.
 
 
Enquiries for this position should be directed to:Mr. Dennis Seemela on (012) 401 4600
 
CLOSING DATE 06 June 2018
 
The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the organization.
 
Interested persons can forward a comprehensive CV to applications@nersa.org.za attention to:Ms. Elizabeth Duma, National Energy Regulator of South Africa, Human Resources Department, PO Box 40343, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0007.
 
NB: Applications received from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
 
Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
 
If you do not hear from NERSA within one month of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.